Plug-in does not work in Xcode 8

[fzwo]

This is, unfortunately, by design. Xcode 8 killed the old, unofficial plug-in system, see Joe Groff tweet

@fzwob Xcode 8 uses library validation. It won't load in-process plugins anymore.

I'll have to see if the new, official (and as yet undocumented) Xcode Editor Extensions system supports what this plug-in needs.

See also alcatraz/Alcatraz#475

[combinatorial]

If everyone who wants this to happen files a bug it will help get the APIs added... https://bugreport.apple.com

[fzwo]

Oh, absolutely! Now that it's the weekend, it's radar time!

I'll share my openradars in alcatraz/Alcatraz#475, which I believe is the most central discussion of all of this.

[mgmart]

There exists a workaround by unsigning Xcode: MakeXcodePluginsWork.
So far FRMBreakfast works fine for me with Xcode 8.0

FRMBreakfast is the only plugin I use and it became vital for me. Won't miss it!

[fzwo]

Thank you for the praise, and the link to that workaround.

Unfortunately, workarounds like this will be unacceptable to many developers, limiting the usefulness of plug-ins.

I probably won't continue developing this plug-in, since I also can't use an unsigned Xcode for my daily work. Does it work in Xcode 8 with the workaround? If not, you're more than welcome to fix this and issue a pull request.

Oh, and last but not least: Please file a bug with Apple about the situation regarding Xcode plug-ins. Please be specific in what kind of functionality you've found in plug-ins (such as this one). Their new system unfortunately does not support writing something like FRMBreakFast, but with enough radars, they may offer an extension point in Xcode 9. If they do that, I promise I'll port FRMBreakFast!